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Pie Rats of the Carob Bean Farm(2016)

★ 5.9 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 1.00
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Looking for games like Pie Rats of the Carob Bean Farm? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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